To edit my video into a twin screen film I decided to use Adobe Premiere Pro as it is a software I'm starting to become very comfortable using. First I created a new composition and used the dimensions 1080p by 3840p so I had room to edit two videos side by side. Because I didn't yet have any footage for the real life side of the film I filmed myself quickly doing, kind of, what I want in the video to get an idea of the outcome. I also added the music I wanted to use in the film, but again, did not edit it properly so I could get a quick idea of what my film will be like until I film again. I chose this music because it included a simple intro that I could use for the beginning of the film where the animation is not on screen and then the main song itself is very surreal and preppy and works well with the colourful animation in my opinion.
As you can see in the video I also edited the animated side of the film to make it more appealing and coherent to the music. I also wanted the animation to tell a short story. The colours are to symbolise the characters social presence so I also wanted to add an element of social interaction, which is why I duplicated the particle dance above to represent two people socialising online (like Facebook messenger etc). To make the particle dance more interesting I cut it up into shorter sections based on the songs beat. At the start I kept it just the one animation emerging from the bottom of the screen as if the character is just logging in to the account. Then as the bass gets louder in the song I added the second animation coming down from the top of the screen mirroring the first animation, I did this by simply duplicating the layer of the animation and rotating it. Finally I reversed the top video and left the normal to create a more interesting visual for the end to the video. I also decided that I should add an X on the second video to match the first to connect them both together.
Exploration and experimentation with abstract particle animation – you created an elegant animation from third party software – it was a pity that you were not able to remove the cross although you cleverly made it into a structural device repeating it on both sides and echoing the style in your title sequence. Not ideal, but a smart response to being in a tight spot! I like the mixture of live action on one side and abstraction on the other. Ditto black and white versus colour. Perhaps more live action close ups might have connected the two sides better.
ReplyDeleteUsing particle animation to create two abstract interactive shapes was beautiful and I wanted more – this has a lot of potential and perhaps you might be interested in following this style further – I imagine one could create a choreographed abstract story of the two elements. These delicate flames could represent a metaphor for the way ideas grow and how our imagination can develop and flourish.
Your blog provides solid evidence of your engagement with after effects software and perhaps you might find it valuable to write an evaluation of the finished project. Good work.